Cape Town vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1386
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3160
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$775
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$1348
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$405
$142
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
55
63
😀 Quality of life
58
54
🏙️ Population
3.78M
14.9M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 229% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4336th and 8923rd ($1386 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in South Africa and Pakistan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6134th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Karachi

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Cape Town Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.7
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.19
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1508
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.22
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6197
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1421
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$763
371 km or 231 mi George
$877
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$968
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$796
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$863
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1033
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$904
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1390
882 km or 548 mi East London
$773
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$742
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$611
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$660
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$953
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$811
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$991
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$872
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$903
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$945
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$691
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$691
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$742
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1031
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$994
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$723
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$663
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$912
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1040
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1104
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$938
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$998
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$893

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525